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Innocence

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Information

  • First editions: Penguin, 2017.
  • Audio Books:
    • Innocence read by Dan Stevens, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Tasmin Greig and Andrew Scott

Description

There’s a whole world of Dahl still to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . .

What makes us innocent and how do we come to lose it? Featuring the autobiographical stories telling of Roald Dahl’s boyhood and youth as well as four further tales of innocence betrayed, Dahl touches on the joys and horrors of growing up.

Among other stories, you’ll read about the wager that destroys a girl’s faith in her father, the landlady who has plans for her unsuspecting young guest and the commuter who is horrified to discover that a fellow passenger once bullied him at school.

Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl’s short stories.

Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, Trickery, War and Fear.

 

Covers

Billy and the Minpins

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Information

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

Description

Little Billy strays into the forest, where he meets the Minpins–tiny people who live within the trees. The Minpins tell Billy about The Gruncher, who preys on them. So Billy embarks on a mission to rid the Minpins of their foe once and for all, and sets off–on the back of a swan–to confront The Gruncher.

Teacher Ideas

  • Billy and the Minpins – Lesson Plans
    • Get your class to think of ways to help Billy escape the Gruncher with the YPO lesson plans which include Art and Literacy Objectives on spoken language, imagining worlds and celebrating achievements.

Covers

Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

German Covers – Billy und die Winzelwichte

Norwegian Covers – Billy og bittesmåene

Polish Covers – Billy i Miniputki

Spanish Covers – Billy y los Mimpins

McDonald’s Happy Meal Books

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Information

  • Published:
    • Puffin, 2015.
  • Distributed: McDonald’s restaurants in the UK
  • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake

Description

Over a six week period in 2015, 14 million specially created books were given away at McDonald’s restaurants in the UK, each of which featured extracts from some of Roald Dahl’s most popular works.

Books in the series:

Covers

Roald Dahl Collection

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Information

  • Published by:
    • Bantam Skylark.

Fun Stuff

Box Cover

Roald Dahl Address Book

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Information

  • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake

Description

With lively and recognizable illustrations from Quentin Blake, and quotes from the phenomenally successful Roald Dahl classics, there can be no better way to keep track of your friends and family than with the utterly wondercrump Roald Dahl address book. The book is tabbed throughout with two letters per section, there are also pages to ensure that you never forget the birthdays of your Glamourly Friends or Whooshey Relations, or the addresses of any of your favorite places to visit.

Covers

 

The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 3

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Information

  • Published by:
    • Puffin, 1990.

Fun Stuff

Covers

The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 2

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Information

  • Published by:
    • Puffin, 1987.

Fun Stuff

The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 1

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Information

  • Published by:
    • Puffin, 1987.

Fun Stuff

Covers

The Roald Dahl Collection

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Information

  • Published by:
    • Penguin, 2006.

Fun Stuff

Box Cover